John Harvard's Journal

Harvard in the News

University layoffs, professors in court, and a new Law School dean

The gradual diversification of Harvard’s faculties

A tenure track, resources for recruiting and retention, childcare, and more contribute to changes in the professoriate.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvardians: transitions, appointments, and honors

Transitions, appointments, and honors

One Shoe, No Problems

7,700 meters of grit and pain

by Jacob Sweet

Merkel to speak at Commencement, and other news

Merkel at Commencement, University Professor Faust, Arts First honorand Tracy K. Smith, and more University news

Harvard’s Office for Technology Development boosts translational research

Robust licensing revenue and corporate alliances boost translational research.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Portrait: Amy Wagers

The skydiving Forst Family professor studies the pathophysiology of aging.

by Oset Babür

Launching Gen Ed, rethinking shopping week

Harvard College Gen Ed curriculum nears, and faculty members rethink course registration.

by John S. Rosenberg

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Cooking for the culinarily challenged…and other headlines from Harvard’s history

Disadvantaged students in elite colleges

Anthony Jack’s new book on the “doubly disadvantaged”

by John S. Rosenberg

The Undergraduate considers the Smith Campus Center

The Undergraduate considers the Smith Campus Center

by Isa Flores-Jones